📍 12141 High Star, Houston, Harris County, 77072
Youens el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruth Serna. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Youens el enrolls 712 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 546 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 11% |
| Asian | 78 | 11% |
| White | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
683 of the school's 712 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 654 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Youens el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-70, state senate district 13, state house district 149.
Youens el is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Youens el is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large